Acute myeloid leukemia in the elderly

Blood Disorders in the Elderly

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 237-255

  Melchert, Magda ^a   Lancet, Jeffrey ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511545238.020     Document Type: Chapter

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